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MSL (epub)

by: James Banks

Publication date: 2024-04-16
Usage: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
Topics: philosophy, natural theology, proof of the existence of God, George Berkeley, immaterialism, subjective idealism, empathy, self-risking, bears burdens, holiness, morality
Collection: folkscanomy_religion_bible; folkscanomy_religion; folkscanomy
Language: English
Item Size: 8.4M

MSL is a multipart proof of the existence of God (a weak argument for a being like God (M); a stronger argument for that God (S); and an argument that identifies that God with morality (L)). It is based in an immaterialist worldview (like that of George Berkeley). It does not prove the validity of the Bible, but suggests it. The God of MSL is empathic, self-risking, bears burdens, and requires us to live up to its character.

This booklet gives a condensed presentation of the three arguments (M, S, and L). I hope that it is accessible to those who are not trained in philosophy, although I think to understand it could take work. In writing it, I used concrete imagery and tried to avoid jargon and unnecessary abstraction.